September 9, 2026

In a letter sent to Ford CEO Jim Farley that was shared on Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressed “profound concern” at the automaker’s deals with Chinese companies and pressed Farley to cut ties with the country. In a response shared with InsideEVs, the carmaker noted that the plant is owned, controlled, and staffed by […]

September 3, 2026

Ford has set a goal to sell 100,000 of its upcoming Fathom electric truck in the model’s first year of sales, which would put it among the best-selling EVs in America, and the best-selling non-Tesla EV. Ford has been preparing its Fathom electric truck for a few years now, even establishing a “skunkworks” development center […]

September 2, 2026

Ford shared some photos and videos of the Fathom in Las Vegas and out near Palm Springs. ⚡ The Electric Duo’s Take I believe these are the same trucks that someone snapped pics of while they were testing at Supercharger recently. They now have some new stickers announcing the Fathom name and the reveal is […]

August 31, 2026

To build the 2028 Fathom, Ford went off and started a car company inside its own car company. A small team in Southern California, deliberately kept at a distance from the Dearborn, MI HQ, spent four and a half years rethinking how an electric vehicle gets designed and manufactured, and the first result is an […]

August 31, 2026

For the last few weeks, Electrek has been running a sidebar survey about whether readers believed the announcement of Ford’s upcoming, all-electric… ⚡ The Electric Duo’s Take I don't know if the Fathom will "steal" sales but I think a lot of people will be intrigued by Slate but make the decision to go with […]

August 6, 2026

Ford just pulled back the curtain on what could be the most significant EV announcement of the decade: the Ford Fathom. With a targeted starting price of just $28,350 with the standard-range battery, Ford is positioning this affordable electric truck as its modern “Model T moment.” We have been tracking Ford’s skunkworks low-cost EV project […]

June 10, 2026

News Summary: First Look at Ford’s $30,000 EV Truck The team at The Autopian recently broke a massive story, publishing spy shots and video of Ford’s upcoming affordable electric truck testing out on public roads. This compact EV pickup—expected to launch around 2027 with a target starting price of $30,000—is built on Ford’s new flexible […]

May 5, 2026

We just got back from one of the most exclusive, high-security tours in the EV world right now. Ford invited less than a half-dozen of us inside their secret Skunkworks facility—officially known as the EV Development Center (EVDC 1 and EVDC 2)—hidden in Southern California. Led by former Tesla engineer Alan Clarke, this team is […]

February 17, 2026

News Summary: Inside Ford’s Efficiency “Bounty Hunters” Ford just released a deep-dive update on the development behind its upcoming $30,000 electric truck, expected to go into production next year on its new Universal EV (UEV) platform. Rather than showcasing stylized concept art or range numbers, Ford gave us an inside look at the raw engineering, […]